Anyone know if ok to take rhodiola along with gliclazide?

Sobeit said:

I feel I should be taking my rhodiola(an adaptogen herb) for depression but just unsure if its still ok to take while on gliclazide. Does anyone know?

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I don't know anything about rhodiola but it's best to check with your doctor because it might stop gliclazide from working or cause harmful effects. There was a thread in the last couple of days about st johns wort and metformin - the herb stopped the drug working and the person's BGs went too high.

I doubt there is any good scientific evidence that rhodiola is effective in treating depression. It might be a better idea to discuss your symptoms with your doctor, as there are well-evidenced treatments for depression available.

Sobeit said:

Thanks @SweetLucie and @CatLadyNZ . It has worked really well for me so thats all the evidence I need and I have spoken to many people on a thread about Rhodiola before that it has worked wonders for . But its more for milder depression and anxiety. Im just unsure about taking it along with diabetes meds,but I would like to start taking again.My doc had never heard of it when I mentioned it but I might try asking chemist or perhaps somebody on here might know..Thanks for replies !

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This is a good website for info about supplements and there is a long entry on this one:
http://examine.com/supplements/Rhodiola Rosea/

It appears to lower blood glucose slightly, so perhaps check your BGs and see if it has this effect on you. You might need to reduce gliclazide, so you could take a copy of the info to your doctor and discuss it with them, maybe with some of your own BG test results if they are lower that you'd expect.